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NCAR CGD CAS Indices

NCAR CGD CAS Indices: Palmer Drought Severity Index from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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Datasets and variables

NCAR CGD CAS Indices PDSI[ X Y | T]
Palmer Drought Severity Index (2004) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time) grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1860) to (Dec 1995) by 1.0 N= 1632 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude) grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (177.5E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude) grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (58.75S) to (76.25N) by 2.5 N= 55 pts :grid

References

Heddinghaus_Sabol1991

Guttman1991

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